James Penha

NVN Tuesday: A TIME TO PLANT, A TIME TO MOW a DJT “Four Seasons Landscaping” moment

NVN Tuesday at Substack: John Stickney’s #newspoem “A Time to Plant, A Time to Mow” @literaryreport.bsky.social
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A TIME TO PLANT, A TIME TO MOW The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

John Stickney takes #FeloniousTrump’s strange paean to grass verbatim and redelivers it in a DJT Four Seasons Landscaping moment, “A Time to Plant, A Time to Mow.” @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
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“.. Yikes – @EliseStefanik literally got booed off the stage TWICE at an event in her district today.

She hasn't hosted a #NY21 town hall in years. Now we know why.”

(via Addison Dick)

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump announces he will issue an unconstitutional and illegal executive order purporting to ban mail-in voting and certain voting equipment for the 2026 midterm election.

Such an effort would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections.

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1332: Tea by Leila Chatti Today’s poem is Tea by Leila Chatti.

@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social reads a wonderful poem, "Tea" by Leila Chatti, for her @slowdownshow.org debut. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

NVN Monday: THE SANDWICH MAKER by Pamela Kenley-Meschino

NVN Monday at Substack: Pamela Kenley-Meschino’s #newspoem “The Sandwich Maker” @literaryreport.bsky.social
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THE SANDWICH MAKER The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

Pamela Kenley-Meschino considers “The Sandwich Maker” and the felonious sandwich pitcher in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

Every American needs to remember that Russia is only able to invade and terrorize Ukraine because, in 1994, the US and UK convinced them to give up their nuclear weapons.

They voiced specific concerns about a Russian invasion.

We promised to protect them.

Trump wants to break our promise.

Newsom shows how to get the media to see Trump’s weakness If you sound like a demented old man, reporters want to know why.

“.. Newsom is counting on the press corps to be .. oblivious to their double standard. .. He suggests: You notice my trolling? You notice it sounds like I’m a demented old man yelling at clouds? But not Trump? Why?”

@editorialboard.bsky.social
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This dude has it.

We got some generational talent in the party.

2015: Marco Rubio says that Putin will try to divide the US from Europe

2025: Putin trying to divide the US from Europe

More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C. Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

NVN Sunday: DEMOCRACY WITH SCISSORS AND LOOPHOLES by David Lee

NVN Sunday at Substack: David Lee’s #newspoem “Democracy With Scissors and Loopholes” @literaryreport.bsky.social
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The problem, explains David Lee in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, is that the U.S. is a “Democracy With Scissors and Loopholes.” @writingcommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.

He's turning the homes into a compound.

That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.

I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.

West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio are sending National Guard troops to D.C. to support an already completely unnecessary occupation of an American city.

The Republican Party is occupied by a fascist regime hellbent on using every method at its disposal to destroy democracy.

America, wake up.

Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2014, when the world refused even to recognize russian aggression.

Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2022, when the world expected us to fall in 72h.

Ukrainians won't surrender in 2025, either.

For us, freedom and sovereignty are not empty words.

“Would have never happened if I were President.”

Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown Donald Trump stopped all visas from Gaza, including for humanitarian and medical aid, after Laura Loomer freaked out about children getting care.

A new shameful low. Even for Trump and MAGA. Everything about this story reveals the sickness that has taken over America.

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If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:

D.C. TODAY…

@barbrastreisand.bsky.social Barbra, you need to explain to Michael Crawford why he should not accept Trump’s Kennedy Center Honors.

NVN Saturday: THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN A Prose Poem

NVN Saturday at Substack: Howie Good’s #newspoem “This Bird Has Flown.” @literaryreport.bsky.social
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